I'm nervously hitting like as I really like this but feel like I'm betraying it by being on social media. I promise to take a day off though. I do have to say I did stay off all electronics for two months while in therapy two years ago. I still fail to remember to check my vm and it often is full and almost never see texts. And I have my ringer on do not disturb except for my family, drs, my husband and that's it. I rarely use my phone anymore.
It's true, Big Tech is now focused on harvested what is left... personal human data. We'll see the full extent of what DOGE is "about" over time... but part of it was certainly for Elon to get an edge with xAI.
I mostly just use it for ONE ART posts. It's a large platform and I am concerned about the literary community abandoning the space and leaving a vacuum.
I can see that from your perspective, but from mine staying was giving my consent to what it had become. The literary community will always find a way.
I'm nervously hitting like as I really like this but feel like I'm betraying it by being on social media. I promise to take a day off though. I do have to say I did stay off all electronics for two months while in therapy two years ago. I still fail to remember to check my vm and it often is full and almost never see texts. And I have my ringer on do not disturb except for my family, drs, my husband and that's it. I rarely use my phone anymore.
I often think we should organize a collective boycott of the 'like' button, or anything that signals to the algos. Metrics are the enemy.
It's true, Big Tech is now focused on harvested what is left... personal human data. We'll see the full extent of what DOGE is "about" over time... but part of it was certainly for Elon to get an edge with xAI.
I left Twitter/X in 2023. Hopefully, others will leave as well.
I mostly just use it for ONE ART posts. It's a large platform and I am concerned about the literary community abandoning the space and leaving a vacuum.
I can see that from your perspective, but from mine staying was giving my consent to what it had become. The literary community will always find a way.
Spent the day writing poetry with four other poets, in person.
Sounds ideal to me :)
Love this idea, Mark. Listening to vinyl today, reading Philip K. Dick in paperback. Fuck the oligarchy.
Same team!